Children of Professional Nurse Faculty and Staff

The purpose of this program is to provide
exemptions from the payment of tuition to eligible students to
encourage their parents to continue employment as professional
nurse faculty or staff members in the state of Texas. Eligible
students shall be exempt from the payment of tuition. Interested
students should visit www.collegefortexans.com for an
application.

Students applying for the exemption should
provide the Financial Aid Office with the Professional Nurse
Faculty and Staff Exemption application and a letter from the SPC
Human Resources Office verifying current employment. Students must
submit a new application every semester. The employment letter from
Human Resources only has to be done once every academic year. After
eligible students have registered for classes, they should notify
the Financial Aid Office immediately if they wish to use their
exemption for that semester.

To receive this exemption, a student
must:

Be a resident of Texas.

Have not been granted a baccalaureate
degree.

Be enrolled in an institution that offers an
undergraduate or graduate program in professional
nursing.

Be the child of an individual who holds a
baccalaureate, masters or doctoral degree in nursing.

Be enrolled at the same institution at which
their parent is currently employed or contracted with as a nursing
faculty or staff member.

Eligibility for this program ends when the
student has:

Received exemptions under this program for 10
semesters or summer sessions.

South Plains College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,

disability or age in its programs and activities.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:Vice President for Student Affairs, South Plains College1401 College Avenue, Box 5, Levelland, TX 79336, 806-894-9611